Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Journal - Concrete panels speed sports hall build

























Concrete Panels Speed Sports Hall Build


This article highlights the significant savings in time and cost that can be made using pre-cast concrete panel systems, just as we had discussed during the lectures and tutorials. in this case, a regional enlgish secondary school 'Burton-on-Trent,' was able to save two months worth of construction time on its new sports hall; This was mainly because the panels were loadbearing, which meant that there was no need to install a structural steel frame.

What was particulalry interesting in this case, however, is that the panels were of 'sandwich' construction, which meant that they were pre-cast in multiple layers. An inner skin, 170mm thick is separate from a 65mm outer skin by a 104mm layer of insulation. Pre-cast is very popular in the UK due to the simple fact it does not require waiting for a break to lay between inclement weather periods!


Journal source: 'Concrete for the construction industry,' Vol42, No.1, 'concrete panels speed sports hall build,' pp20-22.

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